This chapter surveys the theory of the public enforcement of law—the use of governmental agents (regulators, inspectors … apprehending violators? A variety of extensions of the central theory are then examined, including: activity level; errors; the …

conviction is not explicit. However, detection does not necessarily imply punishment. This paper focuses on proving that … punishment cannot be applied without preceding detection. In this context, in the case of non-apprehension, the offender expects … less elastic than punishment cost. The low probability of punishment can be compensated by a maximum punishment …